Combines Question about N5 s

Hey Tom, I dunno. I ran one for 19 years and never could capture all the grain in it. I figure I left enough seed out there to feed the wild life all winter(I was popular with the hunters) and then seed the field again next spring. That old 5 could cut and digest just about anything put in front of it including cedar trees and steel fence posts. As I remeber the best mod was to add that extra seive adjustment up front on the shoe and keep the helicals and cylinder bars in good shape. In beans run the concave tight and in corn just enough to stop cracking. Cylinder slow in corn fast in beans. Get the grain quick or out the side it'll go. I always set it by the amount of trash in the tank. If the sample was clean I was loosing lots of grain . If it showed cob and and pod, I was loosing lots of grain, somewhat less. I must say my 52 performed quite well this year. Only broke a rear feed chain belt while trying to find the outer limits of green bean consumption. Had a wad of stems stuck between the front and rear feed chains. I suspect that wouldn't have stopped my old 5. Other than fuel, grease and oil that's all it needed(in season). Although it is at the shop right now getting the rear main engine seal replaced. Noticed alittle fuzz around PTO pulley last fall. It got progressively worse until it was slobbering out a quart or so a day. I noticed a post that you had replaced one on your Cummins. How common is thatIJ I talked to the service manager at Robinson's at Irwin, Ia.(a very large dealership) He has never done one. Seems like alot of answers to my questions start like that. In answer to your question.....get a 65. Nick

The mechanic that fixed our crankshaft seal said they had done a few, but it didn't sound like it was an epidemic. The new seal he put in was an update, so hopefully it's good to go for the life of the combine. As for the 65, we wouldn't know what to do with the capacity with only a 6-30 corn head. About the only time we wished we had one is on steep sidehills - the wider shoe would be a plus. Tom langan

Hyper mod's do wonders.Have finished all processor mod's this year except seperator grate.I also removed all helical bars from the bottom of the seperator side and bolted in F rasp bar.losses are not bad now. The next thing I need to do is change the two solid thresher doors to open doors and add the over feed auger.When the pump needs work set the fuel to N6 spec's.Add a 1x6 to the bin and you now have a N6.Problem solved.